Global offshore wind energy producer Ørsted is currently developing a 300-megawatt revolution wind farm in New London. The project is expected to generate almost $32 million in local investments, in addition to over $4.5 million in grants supporting workforce and supply chain studies, research and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education at regional institutions. […]
“This is truly a special structure on the Quinnipiac river,” City Engineer Giovanni Zinn said. “It’s truly a treasure and with that comes the responsibility of preserving that historical character.” The project cost is estimated to be $25.5 million, two-thirds of which will be underwritten through a combination of federal and state funds. The rehabilitation […]
The newly named Tribal Winds Casino is expected to support 2,000 construction jobs, 2,000 positions to staff the facility and 1,000 indirect jobs supporting vendors, tribal officials said. The plan would designate at least 650 jobs for residents of Hartford, East Hartford, East Windsor, Windsor Locks and other area communities. The casino was previously named […]
Part of a multi-agency review during his first weeks in office, Lamont said the tour gave him a fuller perspective of DEEP’s duties, which range from land and permit issues, natural gas pipelines, wastewater management, forest protection, lifeguard recruitment and training, renewable energy procurement and helping to ensure the New England power grid remains reliable. […]
Last fall, the city asked the courts to order the fired developer of the baseball stadium, Centerplan Construction Co, to remove the liens it placed on the properties and release the properties to the city. Without such an order, the city cannot move forward with a new developer it has selected, RMS Cos. of Stamford. […]
NTE Energy reapplied to the Siting Council Jan. 18, seeking a key approval called a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need for its Killingly Energy Center (KEC). The dual-fuel (natural gas and diesel oil), combined cycle plant would be located on Lake Road in Killingly, less than two miles west of I-395. The Siting […]
The town now has permission to bid out the estimated $86.09 million middle school project, which will receive 47.5 percent reimbursement from the state, Superintendent Michael Graner said. Graner said with the state’s commitment to fund the project and authorization to go out to bid, the town plans to advertise the project this week. The Permanent School Building Committee then will hire a construction firm, […]
Stephen Sandherr, CEO of the Associated General Contractors of America, announced a new association program aimed at recruiting a more diverse pool of workers into the construction industry through vocational training that targets women and minority high school students in New York City and around the U.S., Spectrum News NY1 reported. “If the construction industry cannot […]
The Planning and Zoning Commission Tuesday unanimously approved the site plan for the new Oxford middle school. The approval moves the $44.9 million school building project forward. The school, which will be constructed along Great Oak Road, will replace the aging Oxford Center School. The project has already been approved by both the Board of […]
The City Council has awarded the $2.5 million contract to renovate the Memorial Boulevard School into an arts magnet school to Downes Construction Co. and D’Amato Construction Co. Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu said the project’s building committee chose D’Amato and Downes A Joint Venture as the construction management firm to transform the old school into the […]
